Apples. Valentina Maximova Textile collage

Valentina Maximova Textile collage
Born on May 1, 1953 in the village Kostyanka of Arkhangelsk region, talented artist of applied art Valentina Maximova lives and works in the old Russian city of Uglich. In 1975, she graduated from the Yaroslavl Art School. Noteworthy, Valentina Maximova is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia (1997), and a member of the Association of Uglich artists. Meanwhile, the collections of stunning Textile collages by Valentina Maximova decorate the Uglich museum, as well as Russian and foreign private collections. In addition, Valentina Maximova is a permanent participant of regional, national and foreign (Germany, Belgium, Italy, and France) exhibitions.
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Bunker Festival. Turin Italy 2012. NeSpoon Lace Street Art

NeSpoon Lace Street Art

Creative Polish artist, known as NeSpoon, adorns buildings with intricate lace patterns. Noteworthy, for drawing patterns on the wall she uses special stencils. Meanwhile, the works are part of the author’s series called “public jewelry”. According to the artist, laces have a certain cultural code, characteristic to every nation. Besides, lace contains a special symmetry, order and harmony. And of course, the beauty which in our life is often not enough, and we seek for it instinctively. One of her statements – “I would like to make positive art and to deal with positive emotions. Sometimes, I also comment in my art social and political issues that I consider important. Why street art? Because it gives freedom”.
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Moon dool. Biscuit porcelain, textiles, acrylic paint. Artist AI Dubrovina. Doll Workshop at Lanskoy

Founded in 1996 in St. Petersburg “Doll Workshop at Lanskoy” is a team of talented artists creating unique collectible dolls, wearing national, historical and secular costumes. And also Christmas toys, dolls, animal toys, humorous dolls, fairy-tale characters and masks. Each doll is made by masters manually, individually, and together they create a complete image of the doll world, whose characters have prototypes in the history and folklore of St. Petersburg and Russia. Among the artists who have long worked at the studio: IV Bannikova, ON Bednichenko, AI Dubrovina, OV Zverlina, SY Krishtan. The art team is a member of the workshop of folk crafts of St. Petersburg. The dolls can be a perfect gift for the New Year, Christmas, birthday or any celebration or memorable event. They can decorate the house and office.
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Tiger Lily, 2011. Realistic flowers knitted by Tatyana Yanishevsky

Realistic flowers knitted by Tatyana Yanishevsky
First of all, such realism is the result of the deep knowledge of the subject. According to Tatyana Yanishevsky, she taught herself how to knit, dissected flowers and studied their anatomy in textbooks and greenhouses. She explains it like that: “It was a knitting challenge to create those forms, to have them be three-dimensional and puffed out where they needed to be”. Born in the Soviet Union, talented self-taught American artist Tatyana Yanishevsky is the Biologist by education (Brown University). Of course, this helps her reproduce anatomically correct botanical forms in yarn, in her studio in Providence, RI. And her featured artwork “The Knit Garden” includes hand-knitted flowers and plants, created in a variety of fibers, colors, and stitches. Meanwhile, the incredible reality of knitted plants is seen in various organs and every detail of the plant. Besides, the knitting process, stitch by stitch, conceptually mimics plant growth. Her sculptures vary in scale and range in form and style from realistic to abstraction.
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Female portrait on a butterfly winged cup. Exquisite Porcelain art by Irina Zaitceva

Exhibited in St. Petersburg Hermitage, Exquisite Porcelain art by Irina Zaitceva is, without doubts, a recognized talent of the master. Her truly unique and beautiful art consists of fairy-tales and mythical illusions, celebrating Her majesty Nature.
Born in 1957 in Moscow, Irina Zaiceva graduated from Moscow Art Institute in 1982, specializing in Book Illustration. However, at the age of 33 she, with her family, emigrated to the United States.
Began experimenting with ceramic sculptures immediately after graduation, her work earned popularity through the use of unique techniques. In particular, all of her works created with the use of high-fire porcelain, and over-glaze, and under-glaze colors, as well as 18K or 24K gold luster. In addition, it is the love for the smallest details. And according to the artist herself, she begins creating sculpture without knowing how the story ends.
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Tree of life. Natalie Blake Ceramic tiles

Natalie Blake Ceramic tiles
The work of American artist Natalie Blake (Natalie Blake Studios) is not just tiles, it is a true piece of art, which turns the flat wall into a three-dimensional sculpture. “Old, but a modern form of art” – a definition that Natalie gives. Blake and her creative team of five craftsmen create beautiful wave-shaped tiles. Each tile bears the individual stamp of the artist and created specifically for the wall composition. The tiles are unique, and no two identical tiles.
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Detail of Icon of the Most Holy Trinity. Workshop of Natalia Gorkovenko ‘Prikosnovenie’ (touch). Moscow, Russia. Exquisite Russian Icon Embroidery art

Exquisite Russian Icon Embroidery art
Icon of the Most Holy Trinity. Sapphire blue and white, beryl, blue topaz, green and pink tourmaline, citrine, garnet, quartz, rock crystal, Aventurine, coral, gold plated beads, silver. 720 hours of manual work.
Art workshop by Natalia Gorkovenko “Prikosnovenie” (Eng. “touch”) one of the first in modern Russia became involved in a noble cause – the revival of the art of embroidery of icons with beads, pearls and precious stones. These icons evoke admiration and great interest not only among church people, but for all who cherish Russian culture, people of art and collectors. Among the works of the workshop “Touch” you can select the icon of the Savior, Mary, the icon of the Saints. These icons have been in the US, Germany, Greece, the Czech Republic and Russia. Works by masters of the studio find their place in many churches. In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you can see the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God.
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